Laven Partners, a global consulting firm focused on the alternatives industry, has partnered up with GFIA Pte, a Singapore-based hedge fund consulting firm, to provide a comprehensive operational due diligence and compliance service in the Lion City. Laven Partners is one of the world’s largest operational due diligence specialists whilst GFIA is the region’s first hedge fund consultancy, having been established by Peter Douglas in 1998. The partnership will build on Laven Partners’ recent expansion in the US, with Laven growing its staff in Singapore and GFIA assimilating its established processes: these will include Laven Partners’ Independent Process of Operational Due Diligence Report, its Operational Assessments Reports, Operational Recommendations Reports and Internal Compliance Assessment Reports. By teaming up, the new partnership will offer a more efficient service to both a local and global audience. “We are very excited to be able to work with Laven Partners, who are market leaders in the industry and known for their disciplined, scalable, and replicable consulting and due diligence processes,” said GFIA founder and principal, Douglas, with Jerome de Lavenere Lussan, CEO of Laven Partners, adding: “GFIA’s reputation as a pioneer in Asia and the emerging markets is peerless, and we look forward to broadening our coverage into this exciting part of the world.”